Bamboo tongs (aiafi)

Description
Bamboo tongs used for grabbing hot sticks from umu. "Umu" is a kind of an oven for cooking food made from hot stones and dampened leaves – cooks food by steaming. Made in a mound of stones above ground with the food being below ground level. Similar to a hangi. Made by Kaparasuka, Natagena Village.
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Object detail

Media/Materials
Bamboo.
Measurements
765 x 50 x 55mm - HxWxD [verified].
Production place
Nataghera, Santa Ana, Solomon Islands
Collection
Mead Collection/Solomon Island/Ethnology
Department collection type
Ethnology
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1973/49/70

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